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Two more! ARQIS advises New York Pizza on its continuing Quest into Germany
Just one month after their first major step into the German market (purchase of Stückwerk), ARQIS advised New York Pizz...
ARQIS advises KPIT on its acquisition of Future Mobility Solutions
ARQIS has advised KPIT Technologies Ltd (‘KPIT’) on the planned acquisition of Germany-based FMS Future Mobility Sol...
ARQIS Testnews
ARQIS gehört auch dieses Jahr wieder den „TOP Wirtschaftskanzleien“, die das Nachrichtenmagazin Focus regelmäßig ...
ARQIS advises Megger on strategic partnership with IPS Group
ARQIS has advised Megger Group on the entry in IPS Group. The agreement includes Megger taking an equity stake in IPS an...
ARQIS advises Agile Robots to become first robotic unicorn
ARQIS has advised Agile Robots AG, a highly innovative robotics company, on its series C financing round with a total in...
ARQIS advises Oxford Metrics on the acquisition of Contemplas
ARQIS has advised London Stock Exchange listed Oxford Metrics plc. on the indirect acquisition of Contemplas GmbH, a spe...
Focus honours ARQIS as "TOP Business Law Firm 2021"
ARQIS is once again one of the “TOP Business Law Firms”, which the news magazine Focus regularly presents in...
ARQIS advises New York Pizza on Expansion in Germany
ARQIS advised New York Pizza on the acquisition of German pizza chain Stückwerk. This will add 32 retail outlets to the...
ARQIS appoints two partners from its own ranks
ARQIS appoints two new partners from its own ranks as of 1st January 2022. Dr. Friedrich Gebert will become a partner in...
New partner for HR.Law by ARQIS
The Düsseldorf office of ARQIS has been strengthened with Lisa-Marie Niklas as of 1st September 2021. The 40-year-old l...
JUVE Awards 2021: ARQIS nominated in two categories
ARQIS has been nominated for the “JUVE Awards 2021” in the categories “Law Firm of the Year for Privat...
ARQIS advises VR Equitypartner on investment in Glas Strack
ARQIS has advised equity financier VR Equitypartner on its investment in Glas Strack. As part of a succession plan, VR E...
ARQIS advises OCELL on seed investment
ARQIS has advised Munich-based AI startup OCELL on its seed financing round. With software for digital forestry, OCELL h...
15 lawyers from ARQIS were recognized in “The Best Lawyers in Germany 2022”
At the annual Best Lawyers awards numerous ARQIS lawyers once again received recognition for their work.
“The Best Law...
Talent Rocket Podcast: Interview with ARQIS partner Tobias Neufeld
ARQIS partner Tobias Neufeld in New Lawyers, Talent Rocket’s podcast on “Digital ethics for law firms and co...
WirtschaftsWoche honours ARQIS and three partners
Three partners of ARQIS have been honoured as “Top Lawyers” in this year’s WirtschaftsWoche-surveys of the most re...
ARQIS advises SkyFive on Series A investment round
ARQIS has advised SkyFive AG on its Series A investment round led by Safran Corporate Ventures together with STAR Capita...
Personalmagazin: Interview with Dr. Andrea Panzer-Heemeier und Tobias Neufeld
Dr. Andrea Panzer-Heemeier and Tobias Neufeld in an interview with Personalmagazin: “We are a Big Law BoutiqueR...
Brand eins recommends ARQIS for M&A and labour law
In its current issue, the business magazine brand eins listed ARQIS among the most recommended law firms for M&A and...
Guest article by Dr. Hendrik von Mellenthin and Tobias Neufeld in the Expert Forum on Labor Law
“Bonus systems of foreign parent companies – a playing field for the workers´ council?”, in: efarbeit...
Best of Legal Awards by WirtschaftsWoche
We are delighted: Three awards for ARQIS at this year’s Best of Legal Awards by WirtschaftsWoche! A top-class jury...
ARQIS advises Black Horse on joint venture aimed at acquiring HSBC's head office in Düsseldorf
ARQIS has advised Black Horse Investments GmbH regarding a joint venture to acquire the headquarter of the commercial ba...
Beck Stellenmarkt: Interview with Rolf Tichy
In the Beck Stellenmarkt career guide, Rolf Tichy reports on: “The best of both worlds: The Big Law Boutique”...
ARQIS wins two Counsel for public law and tax
ARQIS continues to focus on growth. As part of the implementation of its new law firm strategy, ARQIS is strengthening i...
Talent Rocket career magazine: Interview with Dr. Shigeo Yamaguchi
Dr. Shigeo Yamaguchi in an interview with Talent Rocket career magazine: “Good things are best done right awayR...
ARQIS advises BME on the acquisition of Mahler Group
ARQIS has advised BME Group on the acquisition of the Mahler Group – a leading general building materials and tiles di...
The ARQIS Way – new brand identity for ARQIS
With the start of April the commercial law firm ARQIS launched its new brand identity. Under the slogan “The ARQIS...
Durchbruch beim Datenschutz – Meilenstein bei den Deutsch-Japanischen Wirtschaftsbeziehungen
29. January 2019 – Die Europäische Kommission hat am 23. Januar 2019 einen Angemessenheitsbeschluss erlassen, w...
Data traffic with Great Britain – what to do when the hard Brexit comes?
25. February 2019 – The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) is now increasing the pressure on companies...
Practical Information on Holiday Law
09. May 2019 – Holidays are one of the central concerns of employee protection with which employers, HR s...
ECJ: Obligation to introduce time recording systems – The end of the era of working time based on trust?
23. May 2019 – In case C-55/18, on 14 May 2019 the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled in a eagerly awa...
European Court of Justice Hearing on EU-US Privacy Shield in Luxembourg on 1 and 2 July 2019
12. July 2019 – Being the successor of the Safe Harbor Agreement declared ineffective by the European C...
UPDATE: Coronavirus pandemic – can employers receive compensation for labour costs pursuant to the protection against infection act? In addition to short-time work allowance?
27. March 2020 – Coronavirus pandemic – What about compensation pursuant to the Protection against In...
UPDATE: Short-time work & short-time work allowance – a short explanation of what employers need to know
27. March 2020 – The German government has lowered the requirements for obtaining short-time work allow...
Rescue of the asparagus season? In which way can employees on short-time work in systematically relevant industries?
31. March 2020 – In which way can employees on short-time work in systematically relevant industries?
...
Corona – short-time work & short-time work allowance – Impact on company pension schemes (betriebliche Altersversorgung – bAV) by means of deferred compensation
07. April 2020 – Executive Summary: Short-time work can have a negative impact on company pension schemes...
Crisis in a crisis – how will coronavirus influence ongoing restructuring?
14. April 2020 – The coronavirus crisis continues to ravage the global economy and the full extent of its...
Looking into the crystal ball: what if temporary layoffs become permanent?
20. April 2020 – When Covid-19 spread like wildfire around the world at the beginning of the year, employ...
Tax-free coronavirus bonuses of up to EUR 1,500
20. April 2020 – Just before Easter the Federal Ministry of Finance approved tax-free special payments fo...
Progress – for the time being: first employee organisations, now court proceedings may temporarily use video conferencing – but what will remain after coronavirus?
27. April 2020 – The health briefing for COVID-19 is to avoid contact and keep your distance. Court proce...
Dismissal during short-time work – what is the wage entitlement during the period of notice?
27. April 2020 – Due to massive sales losses in almost all sectors of the economy, short-time work had to...
More hype than substance? The pitfalls of home working
30. April 2020 – Over recent weeks we have seen a shift in focus towards concepts such as home working, d...
Suspending company pensions in the Schutzschirmverfahren – liquidity at the expense of pensioners?
14. May 2020 –
The coronavirus crisis is placing businesses in considerable financial difficulty as th...
The tweeting works council – #SocialMediaForWorksCouncils?
24. July 2020 –
Social media is with us to stay. Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter – almost half ...
New rules for the meat industry
31. July 2020 – Government passes draft bill for Arbeitsschutzkontrollgesetz or Work Safety Monitoring La...
SHORT-TIME WORK AND HOLIDAY?
15. March 2021 – The Entitlement to Holiday Is Reduced During Short-Time Work.
A year has passed since Germa...
n-tv: Interview with ARQIS-partner Tobias Neufeld
Tobias Neufeld commented on employee rights in quarantine case in an interview with news program n-tv Telebörse on Marc...
WirtschaftsWoche: ARQIS partner Dr. Mirjam Boche on D&O during the corona pandemic
ARQIS partner Mirjam Boche has commented on the employers’ duty of care during the corona pandemic in an article b...
Sponsoring: ARQIS is Sponsoring Partner of recode.law
ARQIS becomes sponsoring partner of recode.law. At the Düsseldorf office, a regular exchange with members of recode.law...
ARQIS advises Triton on investment in Bergman Clinics
ARQIS advised investment firm Triton alongside De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek on an agreement to invest in Bergman Clini...
Blog: Dr. Mirjam Boche on criminal law protection insurances
“Possibilities and limits of criminal law protection insurance”, guest article on unternehmensstrafrecht.de ...
azur100: ARQIS among the TOP employers 2021
ARQIS is one of the top 100 employers identified by the editorial team of azur100 (JUVE Verlag) for 2021. ARQIS is recom...
Unternehmensjurist: Guest article by ARQIS partner Tobias Neufeld on Corporate Digital Responsibility
“Building trust through Corporate Digital Responsibility”, in: Der Unternehmensjurist, 2/2021, March/April, ...
ARQIS advises RENK on the acquisition of the Combat Propulsion Systems business including Magnet-Motor from L3Harris
ARQIS has advised RENK Aktiengesellschaft, a portfolio company of private equity investor Triton, on the acquisition of ...
Mergers & Acquisitions: Dr. Jörn-Christian Schulze on hospitals as popular investments
“Coveted (planned) Hospitals: The interest of private financial investors in the German outpatient healthcare mark...
Risk: Dr. Mirjam Boche on the latest news on D&O insurance
Risk: Dr. Mirjam Boche on the latest news on D&O insurance
„News on D&O insurance in crisis and insolvency“,...
ARQIS accompanies the sale of forcont as part of a comprehensive succession plan
ARQIS has accompanied the former shareholders of the Leipzig IT company forcont business technology gmbh in the sale of ...
ARQIS advises Landis+Gyr on the acquisition of Rhebo
ARQIS has advised Landis+Gyr on the acquisition of all shares in Rhebo GmbH, based in Leipzig. Rhebo’s innovative ...
Pfefferminzia: Interview with ARQIS partner Tobias Neufeld
Tuesday, Februar 16, 2021 – In an interview with Pfefferminzia, ARQIS partner Tobias Neufeld, LL.M. has commented on t...
LTO: Guest article by ARQIS partner Tobias Neufeld on data protection after Brexit
Friday, February 5, 2021 – ARQIS partner Tobias Neufeld has dealt with data protection after Brexit in a guest art...
Handelsblatt: ARQIS partner comments on turbulence on Wall Street
“The trading suspension of individual stocks by trading apps is legally on shaky ground.” – ARQIS part...
Labour law: Guest article by Tanja Kurtzer on company pensions
Wednesday, January 27, 2021 – In a guest article for Legal Tribune Online, Tanja Kurtzer has dealt with a BAG ruling o...
ARQIS advises on financing round of ice cream start-up NOMOO
ARQIS has advised the existing investors on the Series A financing round of the ice cream start-up NOMOO, a brand of NRD...
Börsen-Zeitung: Dr. Shigeo Yamaguchi comments on foreign financial investors in Japan
Financial investors declare Japan a “top priority” – ARQIS partner Dr. Shigeo Yamaguchi explained the private equ...
ARQIS advises ArchiMed on the acquisition of Zyto Group
ARQIS has advised ArchiMed on the acquisition of Germany’s Zyto Group of cancer diagnostics companies in partnership w...
n-tv: ARQIS partner Tobias Neufeld comments on landmark decision
ARQIS partner Tobias Neufeld gave an interview to the news channel n-tv. It was about a decision of the Federal Labour C...
Fund Location Act: BAND publishes statement with the help of ARQIS
The Business Angels Netzwerk Deutschland e.V. (BAND) sees more shadow than light in the draft Fund Location Act, on whic...
ARQIS accompanies urban air traffic control start-up on financing round
ARQIS has advised Munich-based Urban Air Mobility start-up D3 Technologies AG on its Seed II funding round. Mobility pla...
The publishing house Iurratio has awarded ARQIS as one of the best employers for legal traineeships in Germany. In the r...
Labour law: Guest article by Tobias Neufeld on pension commitments
Friday, December 11, 2020 – In a guest article for the Handelsblatt Rechtsboard, Tobias Neufeld has dealt with a B...
„Sustainable Finance“ – Megatrend in capital investment or just bureaucratic effort?
Financial YearBook Private Equity & Corporate Finance Germany/EU 2021
Dr. Gerhard Schwartz
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ARQIS advises Emergence Therapeutics on financing round
ARQIS has advised Emergence Therapeutics AG, a European life sciences startup, on its bumped-up follow-on seed round fin...
Interview: Gerhard Schwartz questioned about Sustainable Finance
Wednesday, December 9, 2020 – In a short interview in Financial Yearbook, Dr. Gerhard Schwartz comments on wheth...
ARQIS accompanies sale of Kroha GmbH to AR Packaging
ARQIS has advised the shareholders of Kroha GmbH on the sale of the company to the AR Packaging Group. After approval by...
ARQIS advises SkyFive AG on Pre-Series A financing round
ARQIS has advised SkyFive AG on its Pre-Series A financing round, led by a major German investor. This first institution...
ARQIS advises Bübchen Skincare on entry into “Blaue Helden”
ARQIS has advised Bübchen Skincare GmbH (wholly-owned subsidiary of Katjes International GmbH & Co. KG) on the part...
D&O INSURANCES: INTERVIEW WITH DR. CHRISTOF ALEXANDER SCHNEIDER
Dr. Christof Alexander Schneider talks about D&O insurance in an interview with the German Private Equity and Ventur...
CORPORATE LAW: GUEST ARTICLE BY DR. CHRISTOF ALEXANDER SCHNEIDER ON VIRTUAL GENERAL MEETINGS
In a guest article for CAPITAL, Dr. Christof Alexander Schneider explains why companies have to enhance the virtual gene...
ARQIS accompanies financing round of Neodigital Versicherung
ARQIS has advised the Series B financing round of Neodigital Versicherung AG on the side of the company and the old inve...
Privacy and HR: Corporate Digital Responsibility in Corporate HR
Tobias Neufeld
HR Performance 5/2020, page 43
Eurobiz Japan: Digitalising procedures for businesses is definitely to be welcomed
ARQIS lawyer Dr. Tobias Schiebe has published a guest article on the digitalisation of processes in Japanese companies f...
ARQIS accompanies combination of Ai Fitness and Jumpers
ARQIS has advised on the merger of the fitness studio chain Ai Fitness with the Jumpers Group, a portfolio company of NO...
ARQIS advises Liberta Partners on the acquisition of Kienzle Automotive
ARQIS has supported the Munich-based multi-family holding Liberta Partners in the acquisition of Kienzle Automotive GmbH...
Labour Law: Process employment in the context of the right to continued employment under works constitution law
Dr. Hendrik von Mellenthin
BetriebsBerater 8/2020
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ARQIS advises 4tiitoo on financing round
ARQIS has advised on the successful implementation of the most recent series pre A financing round of the AI start-up 4t...
Venture Capital: Standard contracts for financing rounds published free of charge
The German Standards Setting Institute (GESSI) has published a standard contract free of charge which can be used in fin...
Börsen-Zeitung: Supply chain roulette in company acquisitions
Will an anticipated supply chain act become a deal breaker in M&A transactions? Will it still be possible to asse...
M&A: Impact of the Corona Pandemic on the M&A Insurance Market
Dr. Mirjam Boche
M&A REVIEW EUROPE, Vol. 1/2020
Online Version
"The Social Dilemma": About the problem of using algorithms
On the basis of the Netflix film “The Social Dilemma” ARQIS partner Tobias Neufeld explains the problem in u...
Reorganisation and insolvency law: Big reform instead of small solution
Johannes Landry
Legal Tribune Online, 29 September 2020
"Remote Workforce": Cybersecurity and data protection are mandatory
Dr. Tobias Schiebe
Japanmarkt, 3/2020
ARQIS advises AVS on the acquisition of SRV Verkehrstechnik
ARQIS has advised AVS Verkehrssicherung GmbH on the acquisition of SRV Verkehrstechnik GmbH. The portfolio company of Tr...
b.yond: Innovative consulting service for digital ethics & law starts with interdisciplinary team
As of today, ARQIS Rechtsanwälte and the Institute for Digital Transformation in Healthcare GmbH (idigiT) at the Univer...
VentureCapital Magazin: Vital and (corona) crisis-proof
18 September 2020 — ARQIS partner Prof. Dr. Christoph von Einem comments in VentureCapital magazine on Bavaria as a l...
Labour Law: Notice of termination without power of attorney
Maik Hedderich
Der Betrieb 42/20
Labour Law: Interview with Tobias Neufeld on employee data protection
15.9.2020 In an interview for the special interest publication Arbeitsrechtliche Entscheidungen (Issue 03/2020) Tobias N...
ARQIS advises on majority sale of Brüggemann Holzbau to Saint-Gobain
ARQIS has advised Brüggemann Holding GmbH and its managing director Tobias Brüggemann on the sale of the majority shar...
Businesstalk am Kudamm: "Active business angels and serial entrepreneurs are missing"
10. September — ARQIS partner Prof. Dr. Christoph von Einem comments on the development of the VC scene in Germany in...
Labour Law: Are permanent leasing of workers prohibited by union law?
Dr. Andrea Panzer-Heemeier and Dr. Martina Berenbrinker
Der Betrieb, online additional contribution (1 September 2020)
WirtschaftsWoche: „We keep tweeting!"
14 August 2020 — ARQIS partner Tobias Neufeld comments on data protection law in WirtschaftsWoche.
WirtschaftsWoche: "Is she really that good?
7 August 2020 — ARQIS partner Tobias Neufeld comments on personal recommendations for job applications.
LTO: The bankruptcy domino
22.7.2020 – ARQIS partner Tobias Neufeld dealt with the BAG ruling on reduced occupational pensions in a guest a...
Banks and the Corona crisis: How bonuses can be adjusted within the IVV
Dr. Hendrik von Mellenthin
Handelsblatt Online 20.7.2020
Data.Law by ARQIS is launched
Launched today, Data.Law by ARQIS is a new, innovative and holistic legal service for data-related issues. Our team acts...
ARQIS partner becomes chairwoman of Japan Club Munich
As of July, Munich-based ARQIS partner Dr. Meiko Dillmann took over the chair of the board at Japan Club Munich. Her ter...
ARQIS advises Black Horse on the acquisition of KAP2 building
ARQIS has advised Black Horse Investments GmbH on the acquisition of the Düsseldorf office building KAP2. The acquisiti...
Labour Law: Principle of equal treatment under company constitution law in the event of the closure of a pension scheme
Martin Weingärtner
Der Betrieb, 22 May 2020
online additional contribution
Labour Law: The debtor of occupational pensions is, in principle, the company, not the group
Martin Weingärtner
Der Betrieb 21/2020
Labour Law: Demarcation between permissible reorganisation and inadmissible waiver of pension commitments
« Martin Weingärtner »
Der Betrieb 26/2020, p. 1408
HR.Law by ARQIS - News 4.0
Current articles on labour law judgements, amendments to the law and questions on labour law can be found here.
ARQIS advises BME on the acquisition of Detering Group
ARQIS has advised BME SHK Deutschland Group on the acquisition of all shares in the Lower Saxony based Detering Group. T...
n-tv: ARQIS Partner comments on Lufthansa crisis
(Thursday, 25 June 2020)
ARQIS Partner Dr. Jörn-Christian Schulze commented on the Lufthansa crisis to the news channel...
ARQIS awarded several times as part of the "Best Lawyers in Germany 2020"
A total of 15 lawyers from ARQIS belong to the “Best Lawyers in Germany 2020”. In addition, our labour law t...
Handelsblatt: A lot of work for labour lawyers
26 Juni 2020 — ARQIS partner Dr. Andrea-Panzer-Heemeier comments in Handelsblatt on the need for advice during the Co...
WirtschaftsWoche honours ARQIS and three partners
Three partners of ARQIS Rechtsanwälte have been honoured as “Top Lawyers” in this year’s WirtschaftsWoche-surveys...
ARQIS advises Omnes Capital on solar energy investment
ARQIS has advised Omnes Capital on signing a solar energy partnership through its Capenergie 4 fund, with ILOS New Energ...
M&A: The use of W&I insurance in Distressed M&A deals
« Dr. Mirjam Boche »
M&A Review 06/2020
ARQIS COVID-19 NEWS
The Coronavirus has a firm hold on us. By now, there is probably no one who has not felt the impact of the private and/o...
COVID-19 pandemic as an opportunity to conclude legal disputes by settlement
Many businesses are busy labouring amid the economic turmoil of the COVID-19 pandemic. Aside from the difficulties of op...
Coronavirus on decline - an interim evaluation under data protection law
The past ten weeks have put the entire population to the test. Many have themselves fallen ill with corona, or one of th...
UPDATE: A voucher system is now law, providing relief to event organisers, gyms and other establishments in the coronavirus crisis
The Act to Mitigate the Consequences of the Covid-19 Pandemic under Event Contract Law, European Company (SE) Law and Eu...
Business acquisition from the seller out of the crisis - risk minimisation by Corona?
The acquisition of a business from a seller threatened with insolvency involves a high risk for the buyer: In the event ...
Financial aid for start-ups – Pillar 1: KfW Capital launches application process for ‘Corona Matching Facility’
At the beginning of April, Federal Minister for the Economy Peter Altmaier and Federal Minister of Finance Olaf Scholz a...
Suspending company pensions in the Schutzschirmverfahren – liquidity at the expense of pensioners?
The coronavirus crisis is placing businesses in considerable financial difficulty as they lose sales, while many costs r...
ARQIS advises AVS Verkehrssicherung GmbH on the acquisition of Gerding GmbH / MIS GmbH
ARQIS has advised AVS Verkehrssicherung GmbH (AVS), a portfolio company of Triton Fonds IV, on the acquisition of Gerdin...
The KfW student loan – an emergency scheme for students in the coronavirus crisis
A new source of emergency funding is an appealing option for German students. The loan has a zero interest rate until 31...
Air passenger rights: consumers don’t have to accept airline vouchers!
Consumers and businesses in Germany are not under any obligation to accept a voucher instead of a refund as compensation...
Liability of Boards of Directors and Managing Directors
I. Introduction
The Coronavirus pandemic has its hold on the economy, impacting companies of all sizes. In the process, ...
The German Planning Safeguarding Act: Establish resistance to Corona of planning procedures
There is no area of the economy, public and private life that is not steered off course by Corona. The Federal Governmen...
ARQIS secures eight-digit Series A Financing Round for Agile Robots
ARQIS has advised Agile Robots AG (“Agile Robots“), a highly innovative robotics company, on its Series A fi...
More hype than substance? The pitfalls of home working
Over recent weeks we have seen a shift in focus towards concepts such as home working, distance working and mobile worki...
Dismissal during short-time work - what is the wage entitlement during the period of notice?
Due to massive sales losses in almost all sectors of the economy, short-time work had to be ordered in countless cases i...
Is there a threat of premium increases, exclusions or terminations of insurance policies due to the Corona pandemic?
The whole of Germany is facing considerable challenges due to the Corona pandemic. In order to mitigate the economic con...
Tenancy law: rent payment in May 2020?
The package of measures introduced to help Germany cope with the Covid-19 crisis includes a change to tenancy law that p...
Data privacy during the coronavirus pandemic – is the decision on the ‘COVID-19 app’ architecture in line with recent European Data Protection Board guidance?
Click « here » to read ARQIS’s article on plans to introduce a ‘COVID-19 app’ and the associated legal challeng...
Amendment of German Foreign Trade and Payments Act (also) to protect COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers?
Ever since the US President’s controversial proposal to gain exclusive access to the promising vaccine that is being m...
Power of disposal of the right to D&O insurance coverage when the policyholder is insolvent
In a recent judgment (judgment of 4 March 2020– IV ZR 110/19 (OLG [Oberlandesgericht, Higher Regional Court] Frankfurt...
Progress – for the time being: first employee organisations, now court proceedings may temporarily use video conferencing – but what will remain after coronavirus?
The health briefing for COVID-19 is to avoid contact and keep your distance. Court proceedings, however, are based on ve...
Tax-free coronavirus bonuses of up to EUR 1,500
Just before Easter the Federal Ministry of Finance approved tax-free special payments for employees. Employers can now r...
Looking into the crystal ball: what if temporary layoffs become permanent?
When Covid-19 spread like wildfire around the world at the beginning of the year, employers in Germany had to respond pr...
Covid-19 and ‘ordinary course’ covenants in M&A transactions
There is almost always an interval between parties signing a deal and closing it in M&A transactions. This can happe...
A. Crisis in a crisis – how will coronavirus influence ongoing restructuring?
The coronavirus crisis continues to ravage the global economy and the full extent of its consequences will only emerge i...
Zoom, Microsoft Teams, etc. – Data protection issues connected with video conferencing tools
Meetings are necessary – even in times of coronavirus and working from home. Most businesses now have to rely on video...
UPDATE: At last: viable financial aid for German businesses in the coronavirus crisis
As of 15 April 2020, small and medium sized businesses can apply for the new Schnellkredit, or instant loan, issued by K...
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Data protection in times of Corona – The “Corona App” caught between health protection and civil liberties
There is no avoiding the subject of data protection, even in – or rather due to – the current COVID-19 crisis. In or...
Corona – suspension of obligation to file for insolvency: liability risks and other problems for managers and directors
Managers and directors must thoroughly check whether the suspension of the obligation to file for insolvency is relevant...
Corona – short-time work & short-time work allowance – Impact on company pension schemes (betriebliche Altersversorgung – bAV) by means of deferred compensation
Executive Summary: Short-time work can have a negative impact on company pension schemes by means of deferred compensati...
General Meetings of Stock Corporations during the COVID-19 Pandemic
In order to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, there are restrictions on assembly possibilities throughout Germany. As a resu...
ARQIS advises KGAL on Real Estate Transaction
ARQIS has advised KGAL Investment Management GmbH & Co. KG on the acquisition of a real estate project in Wiesbaden-...
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on issuer’s obligations applying to financial reporting
During the current Coronavirus crisis, publicly listed corporations are facing particular challenges with regard to thei...
Appointment of administrator and financial plan remain valid without meeting of apartment owners
The set of measures to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, which the German Bundestag and Bundesrat passed las...
Rescue of the asparagus season? In which way can employees on short-time work in systemically relevant industries?
Next week, asparagus season would traditionally begin. Yet due to the travel restrictions related to the Coronavirus, th...
Civil proceedings during the COVID-19 pandemic
In Germany, the spread of the new Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has resulted in many severe restrictions on all areas of privat...
UPDATE: Coronavirus pandemic – can employers receive compensation for labour costs pursuant to the protection against infection act? in addition to short-time work allowance?
Coronavirus pandemic – What about compensation pursuant to the Protection against Infection Act?
Employers and employe...
UPDATE: Short-time work & short-time work allowance – a short explanation of what emplyoers need to know
The German government has lowered the requirements for obtaining short-time work allowance. The changes come into retros...
Special regulations on procedural time limits of international trade mark and patent offices due to COVID 19
Many international IP offices like the German Patent and Trade Mark Office (DPMA), the EUIPO, the WIPO or the respective...
Suspension of obligation to file for insolvency and further measures on insolvency law to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequently imposed measures to slow down its spread have extensive consequences on our l...
A. In times of crisis: Transfer of employees as an alternative to short-time work?
Last weekend (21/22 March 2020), media advertised a grand case: An international fast food chain is referring its employ...
Coronavirus pandemic – specific recommended actions for ongoing contractual relations
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is continually becoming a greater burden on companies and enterprises. Many companie...
Protection against termination of lease agreements as a reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic
The German Federal Government’s draft law, on which the German Bundestag will decide on Wednesday and the German Bunde...
ARQIS advises the Founder of WOW Tech Group in conjunction with the Sale of Shares to CDH Investments
ARQIS advised Johannes Graf Plettenberg, the founder and CEO of WOW Tech Group (WOW Tech), a sex toy manufacturer headqu...
ARQIS wins Tobias Neufeld as partner and starts "HR.Law by ARQIS"
The Duesseldorf office of ARQIS Rechtsanwälte will be strengthened on March 1, 2020 with the employment law specialist ...
ARQIS receives Legal-Tech-Signet
ARQIS Rechtsanwälte was added to the online directory of legal-tech-kanzleien.de and receives the Legal-Tech-Signet in ...
ARQIS advises Komori Corporation on acquisition of MBO Group
ARQIS has advised Komori Corporation (Komori) on the acquisition of MBO Group (MBO), a global company based in Germany t...
ARQIS advises Kudan on Investment in Artisense
ARQIS has advised Kudan Inc. (Kudan) on its investment in Artisense Corporation (Artisense), a holding company of the Ar...
ARQIS advises RENK AG on sale to SCUR-Alpha
ARQIS has advised RENK AG as the target company in connection with the sale of 76% of the shares of RENK AG by Volkswage...
ARQIS advises Liberta Partners on acquisition of Ameropa
ARQIS has advised Liberta Partners, a multi-family holding company based in Munich, on the acquisition of Ameropa, a sub...
ARQIS advises AVS Verkehrssicherung GmbH on the acquisition of SVA Implenia GmbH
ARQIS has advised AVS Verkehrssicherung GmbH (AVS), a portfolio company of Triton Fonds IV, on the acquisition of Implen...
ARQIS advises Alloheim on the acquisition of two Nursing Home Operators
ARQIS has advised Alloheim Senioren-Residenzen SE on the acquisition of the Mohring Group and the Vital Wohnen Group. Th...
ARQIS advises HALEX on acquisition of Härterei Aribert Conrad
ARQIS has advised HALEX Holding GmbH on the acquisition of all shares in Härterei Aribert Conrad GmbH, based in Iserloh...
ARQIS advises coparion and SG Group on German Investor Carsten Maschmeyer's Entry into Neodigital Versicherung AG
ARQIS has accompanied the second round of financing at Neodigital Versicherung AG, a digital property and casualty insur...
ARQIS advises Oerlikon on the acquisition of D-Coat
ARQIS has advised the listed Swiss technology group Oerlikon on the acquisition of D-Coat GmbH, a leading German supplie...
ARQIS appoints new Partner from own ranks
As of 1st January 2020, ARQIS appoints Mauritz von Einem as Partner. The lawyer and tax advisor has been part of both th...
M&A Podcast: Interview with Dr. Mirjam Boche on claims management in W&I insurances
(Tuesday, 17 December 2019)
Dr. Mirjam Boche talks about the exciting time after the closing in the new Deal Team M&...
ARQIS advises Landmarken AG on Real Estate Transaction
ARQIS has advised Landmarken AG, a project developer based in Aachen, on the sale of the new office building “KITE...
ARQIS advises International School of Düsseldorf on successful agreement with the State of NRW
ARQIS has advised the International School of Düsseldorf e.V. (ISD) in the negotiations and the agreement with the stat...
ARQIS advises Aon in conjunction with the acquisition of TRIUM Group
ARQIS advised Aon Group (“Aon”) on the acquisition of TRIUM GmbH Insurance Broker and its subsidiaries (R...
DOs and DON’Ts in Negotiations with Venture Capital Investors
« Mauritz von Einem »
« Financial Yearbook 2020 » (published September 2019)
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ARQIS advises on the sale of INTORQ to Kendrion
ARQIS has advised the selling shareholders on the sale of INTORQ GmbH & Co. KG. (“INTORQ”), a manufactur...
ARQIS advises SchneiderGolling Beteiligungen on the sale of Flottenmeister GmbH to Sixt
ARQIS has advised SchneiderGolling Südholding GmbH, a holding company of the SchneiderGolling Group, on the sale of Flo...
ARQIS advises SkyFive on the acquisition of Nokia's Air-to-Ground business
ARQIS has advised SkyFive GmbH on the acquisition of the core assets of the Air-to-Ground (A2G) business division from N...
ARQIS advises VR Equitypartner on participation in Signet Wohnmöbel
ARQIS has advised VR Equitypartner on the acquisition of a minority stake in Signet Wohnmöbel. The investment company V...
Two ARQIS-partners awarded "Top Lawyers" by WirtschaftsWoche
Two partners of ARQIS Rechtsanwälte have been honoured as “Top Lawyers” in this year’s WirtschaftsWoc...
Dr Gerhard Schwartz joins ARQIS as a new Counsel
At the beginning of September, Dr Gerhard Schwartz joined the team of ARQIS in Munich as a new Counsel. His areas of p...
ARQIS advises Volkswagen on its Investment in SeeReal Technologies
ARQIS advised Volkswagen AG (“VW“) on the acquisition of a minority stake in the leading technology company ...
ARQIS advises CRH plc. on the German part of its sale of its European distribution business
ARQIS has advised FTSE-100 listed CRH plc. (“CRH“) on the sale of its European distribution business to fund...
European Court of Justice Hearing on EU-US Privacy Shield in Luxembourg on 1 and 2 July 2019
Being the successor of the Safe Harbor Agreement declared ineffective by the European Court of Justice in 2015, the EU-U...
ARQIS advises French Ceva Santé Animale in conjunction with its acquisition of IDT’s world-wide Animal Health Division
ARQIS has advised the French veterinary pharmaceuticals group Ceva Santé Animale SA (“Ceva”) on the acquisition of ...
ARQIS advises AVS Verkehrssicherung GmbH on the acquisition of Lorenz GmbH
ARQIS has advised AVS Verkehrssicherung GmbH (AVS), a portfolio company of Triton Fonds IV, on the acquisition of Lorenz...
Five ARQIS partners honored as "Best Lawyers in Germany in 2020"
Again this year, several ARQIS lawyers are among the “Best Lawyers” in Germany: Dr. Andrea Panzer-Heemeier r...
ARQIS advises Megger Group on the Acquisition of Power Diagnostix Group
ARQIS has advised the UK based global electrical test equipment expert Megger Group Limited on the acquisition of the Po...
ARQIS advises Kyocera on the acquisition of the Advanced Ceramic Business of Germany-based Friatec GmbH
ARQIS has advised Kyocera on the acquisition of the advanced ceramics business operations of Friatec GmbH (“Friatec”...
Regional Labour Court (Landesarbeitsgericht – LAG) grants works council access to non-anonymous lists of salaries
The LAG of the federal state of Saxony-Anhalt has provided clarity when it comes to the scope of the works council’...
ARQIS advises Sumitomo Electric on the Acquisition of two Companies of the Sinterwerke Group
ARQIS has advised Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. on the acquisition of the European manufacturer of powdered metal c...
ECJ: Obligation to introduce time recording systems - The end of the era of working time based on trust?
In case C-55/18, on 14 May 2019 the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled in a eagerly awaited ruling that Member State...
Travel time is always working time subject to remuneration
« Dr. Tobias Brors » / « Martin Weingärtner »
Der Betrieb 11/2019, S. 615
Labour Law: Works council has the right to inspect non-anonymous payrolls and is responsible for data protection
« Dr. Tobias Brors » / « Martin Weingärtner »
Der Betrieb 20/2019, S. 1156
ARQIS advises Liberta Partners on its new investment structure and the first closing of its second fund
ARQIS advised Liberta Partners, a Munich-based multi-family holding company, on its new investment structure and the fir...
Special Newsletter Tax: Reform of the German real estate transfer tax
We would like to keep you up to date on the planned reform of the German real estate transfer tax and briefly inform you...
ARQIS advises Alloheim on acquisition of Pro Talis Group
ARQIS has advised Alloheim Senioren-Residenzen SE on the acquisition of the Meppen-based Pro Talis Group, which is activ...
Practical Information on Holiday Law
Holidays are one of the central concerns of employee protection with which employers, HR specialists and labour lawyers ...
ARQIS advises investors on first financing round of ice cream start-up NOMOO
ARQIS has advised the investors of the Cologne-based ice cream start-up NOMOO, a brand of NRDS GmbH, on its first financ...
Newsletter: Now it is official - Germany has a new law to protect trade secrets
The parliamentary procedure to enact the so-called “Trade Secrets Act” has been completed and the new regula...
ARQIS advises Sankyo Tateyama on the acquisition of the Foundry Business of Aluwerk Hettstedt GmbH and the Business of RMG Metallfachhandel GmbH
ARQIS has advised Sankyo Tateyama, Inc. on the acquisition of the aluminium foundry (casting) business of Aluwerk Hettst...
ARQIS advises TRIGO Group on acquisition of QSSL Industrieservice GmbH
ARQIS has advised the TRIGO Group, an international provider of operational quality management solutions for the manufac...
The German Federal Labour Court (Bundesarbeitsgericht) has ruled: Travel time also beyond the regular working hours is regularly working time
The German Federal Labour Court (Bundesarbeitsgericht) has ruled: Travel time also beyond the regular working hours is r...
ARQIS develops industry standard for founders and investors
Under the legal leadership of ARQIS, the German Standards Setting Institute (GESSI) has published the “Term Sheet&...
Special-Themed Newsletter: What do companies have to prepare for regarding the so-called Whistlerblower Directive?
The so-called Whistleblower Directive is currently the subject of heated debate in the media – but what is it all ...
ARQIS advises OC Health Real Estate on the acquisition of a care property
ARQIS has advised OC Health Real Estate GmbH on the acquisition of a senior citizens’ centre in Bergheim-Kenten. T...
Data traffic with Great Britain - what to do when the hard Brexit comes?
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) is now increasing the pressure on companies. Great Britain and the EU are stil...
ARQIS advises Triton on its investment in Deutsche Radiologie Holding
ARQIS has advised the Triton Smaller Mid-Cap Fund on its investment in Deutsche Radiologie Holding (DRH). Terms of the t...
ARQIS advises Kyocera on the purchase of Ceramics division from H.C. Starck
ARQIS has advised Kyocera on the purchase of all shares in H.C. Starck Ceramics GmbH, a European advanced ceramics manuf...
ARQIS advises AVS Verkehrssicherung GmbH on the acquisition of Schötz Verkehrs- und Arbeitsstellensicherung
ARQIS has advised AVS Verkehrssicherung GmbH (“AVS”), a portfolio company of Triton Fonds IV, on the acquisi...
Sekisui Plastics acquires majority stake in Proseat with support of ARQIS
ARQIS has advised Sekisui Plastics Europe GmbH, Munich, on the acquisition of a 75 percent share of Proseat GmbH & C...
ARQIS advises SG Beteiligungen on sale of plusForta
ARQIS has advised SchneiderGolling & Cie. Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH, the SG Group holding company, Capitol Immobi...
ARQIS advises Hamamatsu on entry into Menlo Systems GmbH
ARQIS advised Hamamatsu Photonics Deutschland GmbH on the acquisition of a minority interest in Menlo Systems GmbH, base...
Thomas Görgemanns new Of Counsel at ARQIS
Since the beginning of the year, the former General Counsel of Dax-listed VONOVIA SE, Dr. Thomas Görgemanns (50), joins...
Similar but not equal: Data protection according to the free trade agreement
Dr. Tobias Schiebe
Japanmarkt, 04/2018
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ARQIS advises Katjes on its investment in Sugar Daddies
ARQIS has advised Katjes Fassin GmbH & Co. KG (Katjes Deutschland) on its ten percent stake in the Cologne startup S...
ARQIS advises Kozo Keikaku Engineering Inc. on investment in NavVis GmbH
ARQIS has advised Kozo Keikaku Engineering Inc. (KKE) on its investment in NavVis GmbH by participating in a series C fi...
AVS Verkehrssicherung GmbH acquires Traffics A/S with the support of ARQIS
ARQIS has advised AVS Verkehrssicherung GmbH (“AVS”), a portfolio company of Triton Fonds IV, on the acquisi...
HALEX acquires Forte Waermebehandlung GmbH with support from Arqis
ARQIS has advised HALEX Holding GmbH on the acquisition of all shares in Forte Wärmebehandlung GmbH, based in Stollberg...
SWR2: Radio interview with Prof. Dr. Christoph von Einem
In an interview for the cultural magazine SWR2-Matinee, Prof. Dr. Christoph von Einem speaks about his involvement as a ...
Labour Law: Temporary legal protection to enforce parental part-time demand
« Dr. Andrea Panzer-Heemeier » / « Dr. Eva Trost »
NZA Neue Zeitschrift für Arbeitsrecht, 21/2018, S. 1378ff
ARQIS advises management on entry in Medi-Markt Group
The Belgian investment company Gimv acquires the majority in Medi-Markt Homecare-Service GmbH and Medi-Markt Service Nor...
ARQIS appoints new Equity Partner from own ranks
As of 1 January 2019, ARQIS appoints Dr. Mirjam Boche as Equity Partner. She has been a part of the M&A/Corporate te...
ARQIS advises Alloheim on acquisition of CMS Unternehmensgruppe
ARQIS has advised Alloheim Senioren-Residenzen SE on the acquisition of the Cologne-based CMS Unternehmensgruppe. The ta...
Trendence: ARQIS among the 100 most attractive employers 2018
ARQIS is one of the top 100 employers that Trendence Institute has identified among law students. The complete ranking c...
LTO: European directive for trade secrets
ARQIS-Partner Marcus Nothhelfer has written a guest commentary for Legal Tribune Online. It deals with trade secrets whi...
ARQIS advises AVS Verkehrssicherung GmbH on the acquisition of Plank GmbH
ARQIS advised AVS Verkehrssicherung GmbH (“AVS”), a Triton Fund IV company, on the acquisition of Verkehrssicherunge...
Newsletter Corporate Law: Digitalization is finally reaching German corporate law
In this newsletter ARQIS lawyers Dr. Jörn-Christian Schulze and Franziska Korn explain the EU’s plans to modern...
Labour Law: The end of the time limit of the pre-employment ban
» Dr. Andrea Panzer-Heemeier « / » Carina Engelhard «
DerBetrieb, 44/2018, S. 2704
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Venture Capital Magazin: "A self-constructed racing with Berlin is not necessary"
ARQIS-Partner Prof. Dr. Christoph von Einem has been interviewed on the importance of Munich for the German start up sce...
Focus recognizes ARQIS as “Top Commercial Law Firm 2018”
ARQIS is once again one of Germany’s recommendable commercial law firms, which are regularly presented by the news...
ARQIS accompanies SE transformation of Traton (formerly VW Bus & Truck)
ARQIS has advised the employee representatives of Traton, formerly Volkswagen Bus & Truck, on the change of the comp...
ARQIS advises CONSTELLATION on investment in e-mobility
ARQIS hat den Finanzinvestor CONSTELLATION CAPITAL bei der Beteiligung an der eldisto GmbH beraten – einem Online-Vert...
Company Law: Founding without notary
Dr. Jörn-Christian Schulze and Franziska Korn wrote a guest article for the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. They comme...
Focus Magazin: Portrait of Dr. Andrea Panzer-Heemeier
Focus magazine has portrayed Dr. Andrea Panzer-Heemeier and her career in her special edition “Ihr Recht 2018”.
Y...
Lebensmittelzeitung: Bridge part time puts pressure on employers
The change in part-time law means time and expense for companies. Dr. Andrea Panzer-Heemeier commented on the bill for t...
Tax Law: Downward merger of a corporation
Christian Wegener
Der Betrieb 35/2018, pp. 2071
JUVE's survery on diversity: ARQIS achieves again peak figure
JUVE, Germany’s leading publisher for the legal market, has released figures on the proportion of lawyers from a m...
Manager Magazin: Workplace video surveillance
Dr. Tobias Brors commented in a guest contribution for the Manager Magazin the latest ruling of the Federal Labor Court ...
Labour Law: Doctor's visit during working hours and paid continued payment
Dr. Tobias Brors
Der Betrieb 34/2018, p. 2056
Labour Law: Co-determination in the crediting of a regrouping increase in tariffs on a non-tariff allowance
Dr. Tobias Brors
Der Betrieb 8/2018, p. 451
ARQIS advises Brainloop AG on the sale to Diligent Corporation
ARQIS has advised on the sale of Brainloop AG (“Brainloop”), the leading supplier of virtual data room software used...
ARQIS advises AVS Verkehrssicherung GmbH on the Acquisition of KMK Projekts
ARQIS advised AVS Verkehrssicherung GmbH (“AVS”) on the acquisition of KMK Projekts, a leading provider of traffic s...
Four ARQIS partners recognised as “Best Lawyers in Germany“
Four partners of ARQIS have been listed in the 2019 edition of Best Lawyers in Germany. Dr. Andrea Panzer-Heemeier has b...
ARQIS advises Shimadzu on acquisition of infraserv Vakuumservice
ARQIS has advised Shimadzu Corporation on the acquisition of all shares in infraserv Vakuumservice GmbH, which is involv...
ARQIS advises BWK on the acquisition of a majority stake in H & R Industrierohbau
ARQIS has advised BWK GmbH Unternehmensbeteiligungsgesellschaft (BWK) on the acquisition of a majority stake in H & ...
Bloomberg: IP partner comments on German copyright law
ARQIS-Partner Marcus Nothhelfer was interviewed by the news agency Bloomberg. The interview was about the question of wh...
WDR5: Radio interview with ARQIS partner Dr. Jörn-Christian Schulze
ARQIS partner Dr. Jörn-Christian Schulze gave an interview to the radio station WDR5. As part of the program “Mo...
JUVE Rechtsmarkt: Management interview with Dr. Andrea Panzer-Heemeier
ARQIS partnerin Dr. Andrea Panzer-Heemeier was interviewed by JUVE on the occasion of her appointment as Managing Partne...
Japan: Looking out for the common netizen
Dr. Tobias Schiebe
Eurobiz Japan 05/2018
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Term Sheet: The essentials in a nutshell
Prof. Dr. Christoph von Einem
Excerpt of: “Angel investing at its best: Leitfaden für die Business Angels II̶...
Three nominations for ARQIS at the Europe Women in Business Law Awards
ARQIS has been nominated in three categories at this year’s Euromoney Legal Media Group Europe Women in Business L...
Impulse: ARQIS partners interviewed in start up special
The ARQIS partners Dr. Andrea Panzer-Heemeier und Dr. Lars Laeger have been interviewed by the entrepreneur magazine Im...
ARQIS establishes tax practice
As of June 2018 ARQIS Rechtsanwälte will establish a dedicated practice for tax law, in particular tax related transact...
ARQIS appoints Dr. Andrea Panzer-Heemeier as Managing Partner
The ARQIS partner meeting unanimously elected Dr. Andrea Panzer-Heemeier as Managing Partner of the law firm. The 45-yea...
ARQIS advises Oerlikon on the acquisition of AC-Automation
ARQIS has advised Oerlikon on the acquisition of German-based AC-Automation GmbH & Co. KG. The engineering company i...
Two plants of Thurn Produkte GmbH saved with help from ARQIS
ARQIS has advised two family groups on the purchase of two plants of the insolvent Thurn Produkte GmbH.They take over Th...
Labour Law: New ways to lower costs
» Dr. Andrea Panzer-Heemeier « / » Carina Engelhard «
Personalmagazin, 04/2018, pp. 62
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Special Newsletter: 5 questions concerning the Trump tariffs ...
… answered by Dr. Jörn-Christian Schulze, partner at ARQIS Rechtsanwälte
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On 8 March 2018, follow...
ARQIS advises Black Horse on the acquisition of Düsseldorf Fashion Houses
ARQIS has advised Black Horse Investments on the acquisition of the Fashion Houses in Düsseldorf. A financial investor ...
ARQIS advises founders on the sale of INS to LANXESS
ARQIS has advised the founders of the biotech start-up IMD Natural Solutions (INS) on their exit. Specialty chemicals gr...
Management Circle Blog: Interview on right of co-determination
Interview with Dr. Tobias Brors for the Management Circle Blog: “Digitization and works council: Avoid conflicts ...
Mangement Circle Blog : Interview with Dr. Tobias Brors
“Digitalization and works council: Avoid conflicts regarding the right of co-determination”
Dr. Tobias Brors...
ARQIS advises BIMwelt on the entry of Zech and BitStone Capital
ARQIS has advised Stuttgart-based BIMwelt Systems GmbH on its Series A financing round and on the entry of two investors...
n-tv: Interview with ARQIS partner Dr. Jörn-Christian Schulze
ARQIS partner Dr. Jörn-Christian Schulze was interviewed several times by the news channel n-tv. The occasion was the p...
Finance Magazin: Conflicts with the founders – what the board can do
ARQIS partner » Dr. Lars Laeger « explains in an interview with Finance Magazin which rights and duties board member...
ARQIS advises BWK on entry in CruiseVision
ARQIS has advised BWK GmbH Unternehmensbeteiligungsgesellschaft on the acquisition of a minority stake in CruiseVision G...
ARQIS advises JX Nippon Mining & Metals on the purchase of Tantalum & Niobium Division from H.C. Starck
ARQIS has advised JX Nippon Mining & Metals Corporation on the purchase of all shares in H.C. Starck Tantalum and Ni...
Copyright Law: Are YouTube and Google liable for copyright infringement of users?
Marcus Nothhelfer
Legal Tribune Online, 22nd February 2018
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Competition Law: The prestigious character of branded products in selective distribution systems
Dr. Philipp Maier
Juris PraxisReport on Unfair Competition and Intellectual Property Rights, February 2018, comment No. ...
greatcontent becomes part of MAIRDUMONT with help from ARQIS
ARQIS has advised Poseidon GmbH on the sale of greatcontent AG to the media group MAIRDUMONT. Behind the Poseidon GmbH i...
Newsletter Arbeitsrecht: Ausgabe I/2018
The Labour Law team around » Dr. Andrea Panzer-Heemeier « presents current and practical topics in its regular newsle...
Japanese Law: Lots of holidays, very few vacation days
Dr. Tobias Schiebe / Keiko Ishikawa
Japanmarkt, 02/2018
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ARQIS advises Katjes on entry into Candy Kittens
ARQIS has advised Katjes Fassin GmbH & Co. KG (Katjes Deutschland) on its participation in the British start-up Cand...
Labour Law: Employer´s options to react on incorrect works council elections
Dr. Tobias Brors / Dr. Hendrik von Mellenthin
Unternehmensjurist 1/2018
Labour Law: "Cooperation instead of confrontation"
Dr. Tobias Brors
Personalmagazin 1/2018
Labour Law: Effects of the General German Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on human resources
Dr. Andrea Panzer-Heemeier
HR Performance 6/2017, pp. 78
ARQIS advises TAMURA CORPORATION on acquisition of Elsold
ARQIS has advised TAMURA CORPORATION on the acquisition of all shares in Elsold GmbH & Co. KG through their holding ...
Japanese Law: The reform of the Japanese act on protection of personal information
» Ulrich Kirchhoff « / » Dr. Tobias Schiebe «
ZJapanR (Journal of Japanese Law), J.Japan.L. 44 (2017), Carl Heym...
ARQIS advises management on the acquisition of AVS
Funds advised by Triton and AVS management acquired AVS Verkehrssicherung GmbH, the leading highway traffic safety servi...
Staufenbiel: ARQIS among the 100 most attractive employers 2018
ARQIS is one of the top 100 lawyers for 2018 lawyers presented by Staufenbiel Institut for 2018. The complete list, whic...
JUVE: Retirement home operator Alloheim is again sold to a private equity investor
JUVE Online reports on the sale of the retirement home operator Alloheim to Sweden’s Nordic Capital.
Seller is Ca...
European General Data-Protection Regulation (GDPR): Impact on Human Ressources
» Dr. Andrea Panzer-Heemeier «
HR Performance 6/2017, pp. 78
Japanese Law: Data protection when operating with global employee databases
» Dr. Tobias Schiebe « / » Ulrich Kirchhoff «
Japanmarkt, German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan...
Gruenderszene.de: The most important questions about advisory boards in startups
Dr. Christof Alexander Schneider explains the most important questions for the installation of an advisory board for the...
Acquisition Intl. awards ARQIS 'M&A Law Specialist of the Year'
The British corporate finance magazine Acquisition International has awarded ARQIS Rechtsanwälte with two of this year...
Legal Tribune Online: Trademark dispute over "Black Friday"
ARQIS partner Marcus Nothhelfer is comments in Legal Tribune Online (LTO) on the trademark dispute concerning the term &...
Special-themed Newsletter on Blockchain and Smart Contracts
Our IP/IT team focuses on blockchain in this special-themed newsletter. The new technology is on everyone’s lips. ...
Corporate Law: The advisory board as a governance tool in private equity investments
Dr. Christof Alexander Schneider
Financial Yearbook 2018
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Labour Law Newsletter: October 2017 Edition
The Labour Law team around » Dr. Andrea Panzer-Heemeier « presents current and practical topics in its regular newsl...
Labour Law: The new maternity protection act
» Dr. Andrea Panzer-Heemeier « Dr. Eva Trost
NJW-aktuell Heft 35/2017, S. 17
ARQIS advises Porcher Industries on acquisition of P-D Interglas Technologies GmbH
ARQIS has advised Porcher Industries, headquartered in Badinières (France), on the acquisition of P-D Interglas Technol...
Focus awards ARQIS as Top Commercial Law Firm 2017
ARQIS is once again one of Germany’s recommendable commercial law firms regularly presented by the news magazine F...
Japanese Law: The Transformation Right for Temporary Employees
Guest commentary by » Dr. Tobias Schiebe « / » Rie Taiko «
Japanmarkt, German Chamber of Industry and Commerce i...
Japanese Law: The solution of Permanent Obligations
Dr. Tobias Schiebe / Dr. Meiko Dillmann
Introduction into Japanese Law, ed.: Prof. Dr. Johannes Kaspar/RiLG Dr. Oliver S...
ARQIS advises Roeser Management on the sale of the company to Sana
ARQIS has advised the management team of the Roeser Group on the sale of the company to Sana Kliniken AG.
Vendor is the ...
Keywords Commentary on Labour Law: New edition released
Dr. Andrea Panzer-Heemeier and Dr. Marcel Grobys have published the third edition of “StichwortKommentar Arbeits...
ARQIS advises virtual minds on acquisition of batch Media
ARQIS has advised the virtual minds group on the acquisition of batch Media.
Virtual minds has already been involved i...
Labour Law Newsletter: Special Edition on Data Protection
The Labour Law team around » Dr. Andrea Panzer-Heemeier « presents current and practical topics in its regular newsl...
Labour Law: Key words commentary published
StichwortKommentar Arbeitsrecht Alphabetische Gesamtdarstellung – Individualarbeitsrecht, Kollektives Arbeitsrecht, Pr...
ARQIS advises CRH subsidiary BAUKING on expansion
ARQIS has advised the BAUKING Group, a subsidiary of the cement group CRH, in relation to the expansion of its building ...
Trendence: ARQIS among the 100 most attractive employers 2017
ARQIS is one of the top 100 employers that Trendence Institute has identified among law students. The complete list R...
ARQIS advises ESM on sale of nursing home
ARQIS has advised ESM Bauträger & Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH during the sale of the nursing home “Cramer’sche...
ARQIS nominated as "Law Firm of the Year for Labour Law" by JUVE
ARQIS Rechtsanwälte has been nominated for the “JUVE Awards 2017” in the category “Law Firm of the Ye...
Labour Law Newsletter: August 2017 Edition
The Labour Law team around » Dr. Andrea Panzer-Heemeier « anlyses current and practical topics in its regular newsl...
ARQIS advises BHT Management on company sale
ARQIS has advised the management of BHT Hygienetechnik Holding GmbH („BHT Group“), one of Germany’s leading hygien...
Future of Herz Jesu Hospital secured with help from ARQIS
ARQIS has advised Orden der Missionsschwestern vom Hlst. Herzen Jesu (Order of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Hear...
Handelsblatt: Dr. Jörn-Christian Schulze comments on second Stada takeover attempt
ARQIS-Partner » Dr. Jörn-Christian Schulze « was interviewed by Handelsblatt, Germany’s leading business and finan...
Labour Law: Joint operation using a personnel management company
Joint Operation Using a Personnel Management Company – Individual and Collective Law Issues
Dr. Andrea Panzer-Heem...
Rheinische Post: Interview with insolvency expert of ARQIS
Rheinische Post, one of Germany’s largest regional newspapers, has interviewed ARQIS-Partner Johannes Landry on th...
ARQIS advises management of Avedo on sale to Ströer
ARQIS has advised the management of the Avedo Group, one of Germany’s leading dialogue marketing specialists, during t...
Three ARQIS partners awarded title of “Best Lawyers in Germany“
Three equity partners of ARQIS have been listed in the ninth edition of Best Lawyers in Germany.
Dr. Andrea Panzer-Heem...
Japanese Law: How to separate from low performers
» Dr. Tobias Schiebe « and Rie Taiko explain in a guest commentary the very strict Japanese employment protection...
ARQIS advises Alloheim on the acquisition of Senterra AG
ARQIS has advised Alloheim Senioren-Residenzen SE on the acquisition of Senterra AG.
The takeover of the care home oper...
ARQIS advises terraplasma medical during first financing round
ARQIS has advised the Munich-based medical engineering company terraplasma medical GmbH on its first financing round. Se...
Immobilien Zeitung: Guest contribution by ARQIS on division of care homes
ARQIS partner » Dr. Ulrich Lienhard « has published a guest contribution in the real estate journal “Immobil...
Real Estate Law: Divide nursing homes properly and remain able to act
» Dr. Ulrich Lienhard «
Immobilien Zeitung, print edition, 4th May 2017 (link to article)
FAZ: Guest contribution by ARQIS on stricter guidelines for financial institutions
The ARQIS partners » Dr. Jörn-Christian Schulze « and Dr. Christof Schneider have published a guest contribution ...
European Law: Supervisory boards need to stay away from politics
Aufsichtsräte müssen Politik fern bleiben
» Dr. Jörn-Christian Schulze « and Dr. Christof Schneider explain the ...
NDR Info: Radio interview with Dr. Jörn-Christian Schulze
ARQIS-Partner » Dr. Jörn-Christian Schulze « has been interviewed by the radio channel NDR Info against the backdro...
JUVE's survery on diversity: ARQIS achieves peak figure
JUVE, Germany’s leading publisher for the legal market, has released figures on the proportion of lawyers from a m...
Finance Magazin: Dr. Jörn-Christian Schulze comments on Grammer decision
ARQIS-Partner » Dr. Jörn-Christian Schulze « was interviewed by Finance Magazin. He commented on a judgement agains...
ARQIS advises SchneiderGolling Group on sale of commercial and industrial broker business to Aon
ARQIS has advised the SchneiderGolling Group on the sale of its German commercial and industrial broker business. The pu...
ARQIS accompanies TerraLoupe’s second financing round
ARQIS has advised the Munich-based start-up TerraLoupe during its second financing round. A family office as well as pre...
ARQIS advises shareholders of Terra Canis on entry of Nestlé
ARQIS has advised the shareholders of pet food producer Terra Canis during the entry of Nestlé Deutschland AG. Nestl...
Labour Law: The erroneous employment contract during separation from manager
Dr. Andrea Panzer-Heemeier and Dr. Markus Schwipper explain the effects of mistakes in employment contracts during a se...
ARQIS advises Pilkington on acquisition of Teuto-Glas
ARQIS has advised Pilkington Holding GmbH on the acquisition of the material assets of Teuto-Glas GmbH & Co. KG thro...
Press Law: Legal claims and measures against fake news
Press Law: Legal Claims and Measures Against Fake News
Marcus Nothhelfer
Fake News – Ein Whitepaper, März 2017, f...
Japanese Law: International transfer of customer and employee data
» Ulrich Kirchhoff « and » Dr. Tobias Schiebe « explain the legal conditions of an international transfer of c...
Takeover of Opel: Handelsblatt interviews Dr. Andrea Panzer-Heemeier
ARQIS-Partner and labour law expert » Dr. Andrea Panzer-Heemeier « was interviewed by Handelsblatt, Germany’...
Future of brands Ezetil and Alpengaudi secured with help from ARQIS
ARQIS advises the entrepreneur family Zorn in selling the business enterprise of the insolvent IPV Inheidener Produktion...
ARQIS advises INDUC on entry of VR Equitypartner in GRUNDIG Business Systems
ARQIS is advising the Munich-based investment company INDUC GmbH regarding the participation of an additional investor i...
ARQIS advises Dynamify on participation in DermoScan
ARQIS has advised its long-term client Dynamify GmbH – which is specialised in developing and launching medical produc...
Börsen Radio: Interview with Dr. Jörn-Christian Schulze
ARQIS-Partner » Dr. Jörn-Christian Schulze « has been interviewed by Börsen Radio, a radio channel with focus on th...
Digital personell files: It does not work completely without paper
» Dr. Andrea Panzer-Heemeier « explains data protection and labour law regulations for digital personell files in a...
Labour Law Newsletter: Special Edition Minimum Pay
The Labour Law team around » Dr. Andrea Panzer-Heemeier « presents current and practical topics in its regular newsl...
Labour Law Newsletter: III/2016 Edition
The Labour Law team around » Dr. Andrea Panzer-Heemeier « presents current and practical topics in its regular newsl...
Future of Luisenkrankenhaus ensured with help from ARQIS
ARQIS has advised European Klinik Holding GmbH in the takeover of the hospital Luisenkrankenhaus in Düsseldorf. The sha...
ARQIS advises KPIT on expansion in Germany
ARQIS has advised KPIT on taking a strategic stake in MicroFuzzy, an automotive engineering services company headquarter...
Private Equity: Practical issues regarding breaches of balance sheet guarantees
» Prof. Dr. Christoph von Einem « / Dr. Daniel Wied
Financial YearBook Private Equity & Corporate Finance German...
Japanese Labour Law: Proper way of dealing with an aging workforce
» Dr. Tobias Schiebe « and Seiji Kurihara
Japanmarkt, German Chamber of Industry and Commerce in Japan, No 6 2016 ...
ARQIS advises Fit Reisen on acquisition of UNISTER subsidiary
ARQIS has advised travel operator Fit Reisen on the acquisition of all the business operations of kurz-mal-weg.de. This ...
ARQIS advises KPIT on sale of KPIT medini Technologies
ARQIS has advised Indian KPIT Group on the sale of KPIT medini Technologies AG, a leading provider of systems safety ana...
Gruenderszene.de: Five most frequent dealbreaker
ARQIS-Partner » Prof. Dr. Christoph von Einem « explains in a guest commentary for Germany’s popular start up ...
VentureCapital Magazin: The start up scene from the laywers' perspective
ARQIS-Partner » Prof. Dr. Christoph von Einem « was interviewed by the VentureCapital Magazin for its special editio...
ARQIS advises Bright Capital on growth financing
ARQIS has advised the credit fund Bright Capital on a growth financing in favour of Krallmann Group – one of Germany...
ARQIS accompanies sale of Curata
ARQIS Rechtsanwälte has advised during the sale of the Curata care facilities on the side of the previous owners. The s...
ARQIS advises Japan’s Nissha on expansion in Europe
ARQIS has advised Nissha Printing Co., Ltd. (hereinafter “Nissha”) on the acquisition of Schuster Kunststofftechnik ...
Focus awards ARQIS as Top Commercial Law Firm 2016
ARQIS is once again one of Germany’s recommendable commercial law firms regularly presented by the news magazine F...
ARQIS advises Katjes Group on participation in Veganz
ARQIS has advised the Katjes Group on its entry in Veganz, Europe’s pioneer for vegan foods. For this, five percent of...
Labour Law Newsletter: II/2016 Edition
The Labour Law team around » Dr. Andrea Panzer-Heemeier « presents current and practical topics in its regular newsl...
ARQIS advises Winterhoff on takeover by DexKo
ARQIS has advised the Winterhoff family on the complete takeover of the Winterhoff Group by DexKo, a global leading runn...
Labour Law: ECJ finally pushes the AGG abuse
» Dr. Andrea Panzer-Heemeier «
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has strengthened the position of companies toward...
ARQIS advises Alloheim on the acquisition of AGO Group
ARQIS has advised Alloheim Senioren-Residenzen SE on the acquisition of AGO Betriebsgesellschaft für Sozialeinrichtunge...
ARQIS advises macandoo on its third round of financing
ARQIS has advised the Munich startup company macandoo on concluding its third round of financing.
A private investor mad...
Legal Tribune Online: Brexit and British civil judgements
ARQIS-Partner » Dimitrios Christopoulos « explains in a guest commentary for Legal Tribune Online (LTO) the consequen...
Litigation: Brexit and British civil judgements
Brexit: Ende des Gerichtsstandorts London?
» Dimitrios Christopoulos « explains in a guest commentary for Legal Tri...
ARQIS advises TRIGO Group on acquisition in Germany
ARQIS has advised TRIGO Group, the international provider of operational quality management solutions for manufacturers,...
JUVE Rechtsmarkt 7/2016: Insurance policies in M&A deals
JUVE Rechtsmarkt, the leading magazine for the legal market in Germany, has published an article about warranty and in...
ARQIS advises investors on entry in TerraLoupe
ARQIS has advised investors on the first financing round of the Munich start-up TerraLoupe.
Bayern Kapital as well as a ...
Reform of Agency Work and Contracts for Work: Increasing Paternalism
Reform of Agency Work and Contracts for Work: Increasing Paternalism
» Dr. Tobias Brors « analyses the reform of te...
ARQIS partners awarded as this year’s “Best Lawyers in Germany”
Two equity partners of ARQIS have been awarded in the Eighth Edition of Best Lawyers in Germany 2016: Dr. Andrea Panzer-...
Handelsblatt: “After acquisition, Midea might issue shares again”
ARQIS-Partner » Dr. Jörn-Christian Schulze « was interviewed by Handelsblatt Online, Germany’s leading busine...
ARQIS grows with M&A partner in Düsseldorf
The Düsseldorf office of ARQIS Rechtsanwälte is to be strengthened as of 1 July 2016 by the transaction specialist »...
ARQIS advises Fuji Machine on the participation in Tower-Factory
ARQIS has advised the Japanese company FUJI MACHINE MFG. CO., LTD. (Fuji Machine) on the acquisition of 34.375 % of the...
ARQIS advises Heycater! during second round of financing
ARQIS has advised Hey Group GmbH (Heycater!) on concluding its second round of financing. After the initial financing pr...
Trade and Protect Legal Newsletter: Edition 2/2016
The current edition brings contributions on e.g. the following topics: European General Data-Protection Regulation (GDP...
Japanese Law: Protect personal data, support big data
Dr. Tobias Schiebe and Takashi Yoneyama explain the new amendments to data protection legislation in Japan.
Japanmark...
Labour Law Newsletter: I/2016 Edition
The Labour Law team around » Dr. Andrea Panzer-Heemeier « presents current and practical topics in its regular newsl...
ARQIS advises Kornmeyer Carbon-Group GmbH on entry of Nippon Carbon in Kogo Kornmeyer Graphit
ARQIS has advised Kornmeyer Carbon-Group GmbH (“KCG”) on the sale of 49 % of its shares in Kogo Kornmeyer Graphit G...
Trade and Protect Legal Newsletter: Edition 1/2016
The current edition brings contributions on e.g. the decision of the German Federal Cartel Office in the case of ASICS...
ARQIS strengthens Munich office with two new partners
The Munich office of ARQIS has been strengthened as of 1 January 2016 with two more partners.At the turn of the year, th...
Venture Capital: How to invest successfully as a business angel
» Prof. Dr. Christoph von Einem « / » Andrea Schlote «
Financial YearBook Private Equity & Corporate Finance ...
Venture Capital: What entrepreneurs should know about angel investments
» Prof. Dr. Christoph von Einem « and » Andrea Schlote «
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ARQIS advises Alloheim on the acquisition of Senator Group
ARQIS advised Alloheim Senioren-Residenzen SE on the acquisition of Senator Beteiligungen GmbH. The acquisition is subje...
ARQIS advises IHI Corporation on the acquisition of VTN Group
ARQIS has advised IHI Corporation (IHI) on the acquisition of VTN Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH (VTN) from the majority s...
ARQIS advises Landmarken AG on real estate transaction
ARQIS has advised Landmarken AG, seated in Aachen, on the sale of two modern real estates at the campus of RWTH Aachen U...
ARQIS advises Tabuchi Electric on the acquisition of Marschner
ARQIS has advised the Japanese company Tabuchi Electric Co., Ltd. (“Tabuchi Electric”) on the acquisition of 90 % o...
ARQIS advises Orcan Energy in third round of financing and conversion to a stock corporation
ARQIS Rechtsanwälte has successfully advised the Munich CleanTech-company Orcan Energy AG in its third round of financi...
ARQIS advises MOTOR-TALK on the sale to mobile.de
ARQIS has advised MOTOR-TALK GmbH, Europe’s biggest car-community as well as its shareholders, in particular founder P...
ARQIS advises macandoo GmbH on its second round of financing
ARQIS has advised the start-up macandoo GmbH, a producer of Bavarian barbecue sauces with headquarter in Munich, on conc...
ARQIS advises Toray on the acquisition of membrane electrode joint venture from Umicore and Solvay
ARQIS has advised Toray Industries, Inc. (Toray) on the acquisition by Toray’s wholly-owned subsidiary Greenerity ...
Labour Law: Applicants with no sincere interest
» Dr. Andrea Panzer-Heemeier « and » Eva Trost « wrote a guest ecommentary on so called AGG (General Equal Treatme...
Two ARQIS partners awarded as “Best Lawyers”
Two equity partners of ARQIS have been awarded by the American specialist publisher The Best Lawyers in America© in the...
M&A - Warranty & Indemnity Insurances
Warranty & Indemnity-Versicherungen: Erleichterung von Geschäftsanteilsveräußerungen – Mehr Sicherheit für...
ARQIS advises Shofu on the acquisition of Merz Dental
ARQIS has advised the Japanese dental company Shofu on the acquisition of all shares in Merz Dental GmbH. The seller is ...
ARQIS advises CRH plc. on the Acquisition of the German Assets of Holcim/Lafarge
CRH plc. (“CRH”) announced yesterday that it has entered into a binding commitment to acquire certain assets from La...
ARQIS advises Track Tec on the Acquisition of the Railway Track Materials Plant in Coswig from ThyssenKrupp
ARQIS has advised Track Tec GmbH on the acquisition of the production of turnouts and tension clamps in Coswig from Thys...
ARQIS advises Minebea and Development Bank of Japan on the acquisition of the Industrial Technologies Division from Sartorius AG
ARQIS has advised Minebea Co., Ltd. and its partner Development Bank of Japan Inc. (DBJ) on the acquisition of Industria...
ARQIS nominated as “best employer for internship and clerkship”
ARQIS is nominated for the azur award in the category “best employer for internship and clerkship 2015”. The winner ...
JUVE: Dr. Andrea Panzer-Heemeier is one of the leading labour law experts
JUVE considers ARQIS » Dr. Andrea Panzer-Heemeier « as one of the leading partners in labour law in its just publish...
ARQIS advises Katjes on the acquisition of Piasten KG
ARQIS advised Katjes International GmbH & Co. KG (Katjes International) on the acquisition of the Piasten GmbH &...
ARQIS advises Black Horse on real estate transaction
ARQIS advised Black Horse Immobilien GmbH & Co.KG on the sale of an office and retail building in Düsseldorf, Stein...
ARQIS advises STAR Capital Partners in conjunction with key nursing home transaction of the year
ARQIS advised STAR Capital in conjunction with its 100 % divestment of Alloheim Group to The Carlyle Group. Both managin...
ARQIS advises on the sale of 829 apartments to LEG Immobilien AG
ARQIS advised an executor of will on the sale of a real estate portfo-lio consisting of 829 apartments to LEG Immobilien...
ARQIS advises SAG on the acquisition of Bohlen & Doyen Group
ARQIS advises SAG on the acquisition of Bohlen & Doyen Group
ARQIS has advised SAG GmbH on the acquisition of 100 % ...
ARQIS nominated for JUVE-AWARD 2010 for M&A
ARQIS has been nominated for the JUVE Award 2010 for M&A as one of five law firms nationwide by JUVE, Germany’...
Handelsblatt: The General Equal Treatment Act (AGG)
It did not come to the feared appeal of rejected applicants when the AGG came into force. Nevertheless, ARQIS Partner »...
ARQIS / TMI advise Volkswagen AG on strategic equity investment in Suzuki
ARQIS / TMI are advising Volkswagen AG (VW) on its € 1.7 billion investment in Suzuki Motor Corp. (Suzuki). VW’s...
ARQIS berät Oerlikon beim Erwerb der AC-Automation
ARQIS hat Oerlikon bei der Übernahme des Unternehmens AC-Automation GmbH & Co. KG beraten.
Die Engineering Firma is...